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Highlights of KBHN Conference 2021 by Rachel Martens

2022-05-19T04:28:46-08:00December 7th, 2021|2021 Conference, Events|

November 8-9 marked this year’s annual Kids Brain Health Network Virtual Conference. The theme for this year’s conference was “Realizing Change through Partnerships and Research Innovation” and served not only as an opportunity for showcasing the achievements of the network and its partners; it served as well as a collective pause that encouraged us to [...]

Dr. Paige Church, 2021 Fraser Mustard Lecture Speaker

2023-05-05T10:37:02-08:00December 7th, 2021|Events|

This year’s Fraser Mustard Lecture Speaker and award recipient was Dr. Paige Church. This decorated researcher-clinician truly embodies Dr. Mustard’s belief in patient-first care. Our conference attendees had the pleasure of attending her talk “Failure of Imagination: Ableism in Medicine”. If you Google Dr. Paige Church, you will find many links depicting her as [...]

2021 Annual KBHN Conference Recapitulation

2022-05-19T04:29:42-08:00December 7th, 2021|2021 Conference, Events|

On November 8 & 9, 2021, the Kids Brain Health Network hosted its annual conference, which took place virtually for a second time. Under the theme of “Realizing Change through Partnerships and Research Innovation”, this year’s conference was truly a testament to all we can achieve when we come together. The conference was opened [...]

Dr. Paige Church, 2021 Fraser Mustard Lecture Speaker

2021-11-01T15:44:49-08:00November 1st, 2021|2021 Conference, Events|

Dr. Paige Church, the Fraser Mustard Lecture speaker at the 2021 Kids Brain Health Network conference, truly embodies Dr. Mustard’s commitment to making education accessible to all and fighting for more positive neurodevelopmental outcomes in children. She is a developmental pediatrician and researcher at the spina bifida clinic at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, and [...]

A Conversation with Dr. Christine Imms, 2021 Conference Keynote Speaker

2023-05-05T10:51:31-08:00October 29th, 2021|2021 Conference, Events|

Dr. Christine Imms is a leader in research that focuses on children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disabilities, predominantly in the field of paediatric cerebral palsy. We’re honoured to feature her as the closing speaker at the 2021 Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) conference, taking place on Nov. 8-9, 2021. We spoke to Dr. Imms to [...]

Reflect, Reimagine, Reform Autism Research in Canada

2023-05-06T12:02:51-08:00January 20th, 2021|Events|

Canada does not currently have a research framework to oversee and manage how autism research is conducted. The Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorder Alliance (CASDA) recently launched an initiative to understand how to shape and improve the autism research landscape in Canada. We will discuss how best to transform autism research, drawing on insights from our survey [...]

World Cerebral Palsy Day

2020-10-01T13:38:50-08:00October 1st, 2020|Events|

24 Hours of International Listening and Sharing Sessions For World CP Day, October 5-6, 2020, the International Alliance of Academies of Childhood Disability (IAACD) has developed a marathon 24 hours of International Listening and Sharing Sessions. These sessions are a way to connect and promote open communication across a group, to share experiences and provide [...]

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